VP, Finance

Job Description

The Role:

The VP of Finance will have responsibility for the development and execution of the financial strategy that supports the Company's business plan for day-to-day finance operations for multiple Artist Management Companies. The selected candidate will be accountable for taking on a leadership role in all financial decision-making that affects each Company and will provide strategic financial input to each Company President that they support. While keenly overseeing the accounting process, the successful VP, Finance will play a key role in developing and implementing financial procedures to improve and maintain the financial health of Live Nation.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee the accounting/forecast processes of multiple Artist Management Companies and serve as a financial advisor for strategic planning purposes
• Develop strategic operating plans and financial forecasts while driving systems, processes and controls to enable broader financial subject area expertise within the organization.
• Review and approve all Oracle A/P and Wire/ACH payments
• Collaborate with HR on employee matters relative to hiring/headcount, salary increases, bonus and other monetary/financial situations.
• Review and approve all Month End supporting schedules (rollforwards, analytics, quarterly SOX disclosures, etc.)
• Review and certification of monthly, consolidated financial statements (Month End Close)
• Liaison with operations and provide operational reporting to each Company President(s)
• Present monthly forecast package and operational overview to the Executive team
• Lead the Artist Management forecasting and budgeting processes
• Review and approve joint venture nci, excess cash calculations and recoupment balances
• Provide business development analysis support

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting; CPA/ MBA preferred
• Background in entertainment, artist management preferred
• Minimum 15 years of work experience
• Minimum 10 years of supervisory experience
• Financial savvy; demonstrated ability to foster and lead cost-efficient initiatives without sacrificing quality or core values
• Exceptional analytical problem solving and data modeling experience; aptitude to apply modeling skills to resolve operational performance problems is a plus
• Skilled at arriving at and reaching understandings and agreements with a broad range of people internally and externally
• Ability to problem solve quickly and react to changes in business processes efficiently
• Must be willing to perform all functions, in addition to supervising.
• Know how to work collaboratively and be a true business partner to leaders to drive results – top and bottom line.
• Ability to solve problems by gathering information, discuss options and make recommendations
• Oracle and BPC experience are a plus

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case by case basis.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3kqw9-18-116-42-208-42 in your application.